Casket



J. G. EVEL March 8, 1932.

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec.

qu 13u23 w53 INVENTOR. i//VL f// idp ATToR Mrch .8, 1932.v 1 G, EVEL1,848,417

GASKET Filed Dec, 18, 195o ,Qsheets-sheet 2 ATTORNW PtentkeclrMapr.4 8,1932 fk l Y rcoinmonto provide a l v ing yover the head 'andchestof'th'e bodywhen f l AApplication filedDecenirierV 18;;1305fseria1This invention relates 'to 'burialV caskets -andhascspecial referenceVto a liningsupp'ort V"forfsu'ch caskets.V A f In the vbetter typesvrcover: having" an open- 't'he casket,y this ,openingfbeingprovided witha closure vlid hinged-at oneside. JAISO,

in suchcaskets it is `connnontohinge thepor-,

.tion of' thefront moulding adjacent theopenj ingA and' alsoY the headend krmoulding tothe c'asketjso that these Vsections of mu'ldingfcan tbeV opened out to elaborate fonthe eiectfthe casket lining, being'V ofsuiicient `fullness to Y 5 15 eXtendvW/out with these sections' whenthey are fjopened.' Aportion ofthe casketjcoveij lining Yis alsoleftloose and yof a ullnessto-be folded outwardly tovzljie'fover the endof the cover near the opening. The lid itselil being lined,

these portions of the vlining folded outwardly several views,r and :V

on top of thecasket as heretofore constructed yto cause the raised lidto have Vits ends ap-v f vpearas though the 'drapery formedy by thelininghad been'tornior otherwise removed Vateach'end` of the lid'andthus detractfrom the appearance of the casket which'it is intendedshould resemble'a couch at the head end. e Y l The principal object ofthe present inven tion isto provide. an improved construction of lliningand support therefor for the lid portion of such va casket sothatthetlid, when l raised,may closely simulate the backy Y of a drapedof upholstered couch. f

` A second important, object ofthe invention is to provide a novelconstruction of wing or extension'forA such a lid, the wings beingfold,-` able 'against the underside of ythe lidand there secured when itis desired toclose the lid. Y

With the above and other objects in View, Y aswill be presentlyunderstood, the invention t consists inv general of'certainynovelfeatures of construction and combination of. 'parts 'hereinafterliiullydescribed, illustrated inthe accompanying drawings Vand specicallyclaimed. t Y Y l In the accompanying drawings like charactersofreference indicate like parts in the `O burial caskets No. 503,142, andin' canada Aprijm, 1930'. fY

n view being slightly lin'perspe'ctive andthe lid wings beingspread. f f

Figure 2 is a similarvi'ew Wings foldedibut the lid raised. v `Figure 3i's-a detail'vsection"through the lid f and c upholstery or lining frand, showing the .f'supportingbracketinplam y @Figurel is a Vdetail ofpart t n side of the lidshowing thersnpporting' bracket gineleknfation.l yj 'n 'f Figuref kisadetail-'viewfof 1a portion'of theglid- ,showing4 one wingopen, 'ing'bracketf beingl dotted ini position:

Y VFigure 6jisa detail section on the line" iOff Figureff'l l' f f ff 1nthe. embodiment of the inventionv `herein fshownftlier'e isQ-disclosed acasket having a with" 'tile iid Figure 1 afrdnt view of'sucha casketthe7 of under the supportl '-7 body provided" atjthe headv v'end with kthel,

` usual lid? 1:11. y' The Vlining isy arranged! to'eX-Y f tendk.overithe under 'side of the lid-V as atl?,

and also has sutlicient iW-idth Vthat it 'may 'be :folded outwardly .tofdrapev .foverwthe :front off'gthe casket atlwhenthe front moulding t Y,l

is hinged 'outwardlyto lie onlftop"'offgcasketI at 14, andito/drapecback over the h'eadcend when that moulding` is hingedVoutwardly at "15. .frIn'th'e present invention-a double thickx ness of:ythe lining inf-laterial iis vextended f out fromeach end Aofltheportion l2 to form" j wings 16 represented a'sfunfolded inFigui-e llandV askfold'ed` iniFigure 2 and "from,- this latter figure an idea maybe obtained of the Vappearancesof the; casketV as commonly con- Y'structed without'wings tothe lid, theunsightlygaps at the ends of thelid showing the jsim- .f'ila'rngaps'zin theordinary form lof casket of iFixedfto the id 11 adjacent eachend there- 4y of is ya bracketlSltowhich isf pivoted one "en d jofa supportingfrod;1'9'Which lies between"the f -two layersofthezw ingI and isprovided with ballzor-knob :at its"free end: which-engages i YVj .ini the upper.f .free corner, of: therespective y wing-i F Thus the wings' when 'expanded are supported'.jtoA hang. vertically" below the re-v spective vrdsf r Fi-fired inrspaced' relation f to `each;bracket 18 Vtoftlie-ldf 1l is a Vcatchv 21f kwhich',".'when the respective wingf is :folded7#mayfhavethefreeend5of1therod l9fand its"y l its www the head ende-11dfor said openy -WlngSii -fermedby double thicknesses of. saidA lining,

covering of lining material engaged therebeneath to hold the Wing closedin the position shown in Figure 2 when it is desired to close thecasket. Thus the Wings may be expanded or closed at will and, whenexpanded cause the lid to closely resemble the back of a couch.

TherehasLhuSbeen provided a simpleand efficient Ydesinee of; the kindndfor i the purpose specified.

It is obvious that minor changes may be made in thefonneand-consbnuction ofthe f invention without departing from thematerial spirit thereof. It is not, thereforeydesired to. confine theinventionY to A the, yexact form herein shown `and described, but it isdesired Iinclude all such ,as properly come within thefscopefelaimed. i

Having thus described theinventionywhat `s claimedeas'new is:

1. In a caskethavingayview opening in '111g hinged to. one sidethereon-a lining vfor said lid, and latenl wingsfaat the ends of saidlid vsupported from thelidto unfold; on a substantially vertical axis izwhen f the lid is open and form end extensions thereof landto fold'ainsthe :runden sidel of the'` lid, i said ingcontinuiations of-,thelid' lining.

2. Inla'eaekethavqingla viewgopeningl in its coverrat the @headlend, .alid' for` said opening hinged to one side thereof, a lining'forsaidlid,llate!a1fwings at thel ends-'of xsaid lid rand laterale, supports`pivoted tov the. lid `subtantially #vertically when 'the.;1id'1 is openand extending between the thicknesses of the liiinnto sepportlsaidfwings.

facaaket i having av viewg opening: in its cover kattheiheadnend,:al lidfor sa-idopen- .ingfhnged to one sideathereof.,ea lining for saidlld,wingsy at theends ofsaid; lid formed vby double i thicknesses ,of :saidA lining, .and

vpivoted .e to 'the l lid and.y extending up betweeny the thickneaesofthe lining to sup- :port saidwingaeaohof said supportszconfoff-,abnacket attached kto the? under sidefofthe lid,\a-rodhaving oneend pivoted to the:bracketsandv extending between said thicknesses,andaballon. t-herfree end of the in thenpper free cornereof'the f f;`signature.

'- said lid.

6. In..acasket having a View,` epening at "the head end, a lidfor saidopening hinged .-to,one side-thereof, kand a lining for .said lid havinglateralD extensions forming .,wings, said wings being adapted to foldunder .the -lid kwhen the latter is closedand to lie in thejplane of thelid when the Ilatter is fopen."

- 7. Ina casket having a View opening at the head end, a lidy for saidopening hinged to one ,l side thereof, a lining4 for said lidhavinglateraly extensions forming wings,` said Wings,- being *adaptedy to foldunderl the lid when Athe latter is closed and to liein the plane of thelid whensthe latter is opena.nd

jssupports hinged to the lid adjacent its ends and adapted to hold thelining in said closed Aand opened positions.

In .testimony lwhereof yhehas affixed, his

f JAMES GUY 1EVEL.

ming. v l 4.Ina'casket havingaview openingyin its cover at the head end,a lid forsaid-openv mg hingedV to one lrside thereof, fav lining forsaid-Liddateral-wingsat the ends of. said lid formed bydonhlethicknessesiofsaid lining,

` lateral, supportspivoted to; the lid s substantially vertically' whenthe lid is openl and vex- ;tending ,between the thicknesses Aof the gymg togsupportsaid wings, and means to hold said,y supports and wingsreleasably folded f vagainst the vunder side, of: saidjlid.

5.aIn a casket .having .fa viewepen'ing in vits cover attheheadend,fialid forosaid openfinghingedetmone eideuthereof,l alning; for

